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<h1>Git: Switch To Selected Branch Dialog Box</h1>
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<p>The Switch To Selected Branch dialog box enables you to switch your files to a branch that already exists (for example, to a commit that is not at the top of one of your branches). 
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<p>The Switch To Selected Branch dialog box contains the following elements:</p>

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<p>Commit ID</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t25 r1c2-t25">A unique identifier of the branched revision.</td>
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<p>Author</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t25 r1c2-t25">A message specified during the commit of the revision.</td>
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<td align="left" id="r5c1-t25" headers="r1c1-t25">Checkout as New Branch</td>
<td align="left" headers="r5c1-t25 r1c2-t25">(Optional) Checks out the branch specified as a new branch.
<p><b>Note</b>: A detached HEAD is created if you select a remote branch and leave the option unselected.</p>
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